← All Florida bills

H0011Introduced in the House

Designation of the State Birds

Failed

Introduced by Jim Mooney, District 120

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

Designates American flamingo as official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; provides that such designation supersedes designation of mockingbird as official Florida state bird.

Where it stands

Died in Rules

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#499 · February 11, 2026

112

Yes

1

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  3. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  4. Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  5. Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

  6. Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  7. Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  8. Now in State Affairs Committee

  9. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  10. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  11. Favorable by State Affairs Committee

  12. Reported out of State Affairs Committee

  13. Bill released to House Calendar

  14. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  15. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026)

  16. Read 2nd time

  17. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  18. Read 3rd time

  19. Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1

  20. In Messages

  21. Referred to Rules

  22. Received

  23. Died in Rules

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.